Vitamins Sources, Deficiency and their Effect
Vitamins
|
Disease
|
Source
|
Vitamin A (Retinol)
|
Night blindness,
Growth failure, Xerophthalmia
|
Liver is rich source, Milk, Carrot, Papaya, Mango
etc.
|
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
|
Beri-beri
(Disturbance in digestive system)
|
Rice polishing, Leafy Vegetable, Fish, Egg, Meat.
|
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
|
Photophobia,
Inflamed lips, Cracks on skin(Ariboflavinosis)
|
Milk powder, Fish, Pulses
|
Vitamin B5 (Niacin or Nicotinamide
|
Pellagra
/ Black tongue
|
-
|
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
|
Degeneration of nerves
|
Yeast, Wheat germ, Legumes
|
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
|
Pernicious anemia
|
Animal food (Meat, Fish, Egg)
|
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
|
Scurvy
(Soft tissue around the joints become swollen and painful)
|
Aonla, Guava, Citrus fruits
|
Vitamin D (Calciferol)
|
Rickets
(Bone deformation), Pigeon chest in children and Osteomalacia
in adult
|
Sun light, Fish, Liver oil
|
Vitamin E (Tocopherol)
|
Sterility
(Reproductive failure)
|
Outer layer of grains
|
Vitamin H (Biotin)
|
Dermatitis
|
-
|
Vitamin K (Phylloquinone)
|
Delayed clotting
|
Cauliflower, Liver, Soybean
|
Folic acid
|
Anaemia
|
Palak, Karonda, Green leafy vegetables
|
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